The Arrow of Retribution

Varus was the twenty-sixth Ascended born in Naremajet, wielding a bow with immense penetrating power, and enforcing the laws established by the Ascended Empress. 👻💥 🐼🐠

Anyone who dares to defy the law or Ascended Empress's will will be punished by him; hence the "Arrow of Retribution".

As a child, Varus was rather weak and preferred quieter activities to games involving rolling and tumbling.

For example, throwing games, balancing games, and brain games, especially throwing games, where he can always control them accurately.

Varus's father was a merchant who often set up a stall in the market of Naremajet, selling tools and simple weapons.

Varus often helped with tidying up or fixing things, and when he wasn't busy, he would play on the side.

Children are naturally innocent and like to observe small things, Varus is no exception. However, while observing, he also upholds his inner sense of "justice."

After helping his father set out his things that day, he lay down to cool off, and out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a dung beetle rolling a ball of dung.

The dung beetle worked very hard to pile up the scattered horse dung on the ground, slowly rolling it into a perfectly round shape, and Varus's gaze followed it further and further away.

Just as the dung beetle was about to disappear from his sight, another dung beetle suddenly appeared out of nowhere. After a fight, the new dung beetle snatched the dung ball away.

Varus was furious. He picked up a small clod of dirt and threw it at the robber, successfully scaring him away and returning the dung ball to its rightful owner.

There are many similar instances, and Varus always seems to enjoy doing so, extending a helping hand to the party suffering losses whenever he feels something is unfair.

This philosophy stayed with him as he grew up and helped him become an upright and incorruptible official, specifically in charge of overseeing the market.

He originally thought he would live a stubborn and ordinary life, but then something happened that changed his mind.

As a child, Varus enjoyed throwing, and as he grew up, he loved hunting. He was an excellent archer, and few prey could escape his pursuit.

During a moment of leisure, he decided to take his bow and arrows and go for a walk, hoping to catch some game as a gift for his future wife.

Yes, he just got engaged.

Soon, Varus found a beautiful golden sable in a remote wasteland, and his fiancée would surely love to have it made into an ornament.

Just as he nocked his bow and aimed, a peregrine falcon suddenly swooped down from the sky and snatched his prey.

The peregrine falcon swooped down like an arrow, landing on the golden sable's head in the blink of an eye. Its two Claws dug deep into the sable's neck and back, then it spread its wings, made a turn, and flew back into the sky.

The whole process was so smooth and pleasing to the eye.

Varus could only watch the peregrine falcon fly away, as it soared into the sun, the blinding sunlight making it impossible for him to aim.

Yes, Varus's prey has been stolen.

This time he wasn't frustrated; the image of the peregrine falcon lingered in his mind, giving him some inspiration.

This is a world where the strong prey on the weak; this is true in the animal kingdom, and it is also true in the human world.

He may be able to manage a market town, but he cannot manage the entirety of Naremajet, nor the many places his army has conquered.

If there were a set of rules that could govern people, the strength of the entire nation would surely rise to a new level!

People know that Demacia's laws are the fairest and Noxus's laws are the most detailed, but they don't know that they both learned from Ancient Shurima, and Shurima's laws originated from Varus's current ideas.

"According to the rules, that peregrine falcon should give me half of the golden sable." Varus chuckled at his own thought.

Upon returning to Naremajet, he summarized his thoughts and then wrote a letter to the ruler.

The current ruler of Naremajet is Shetaka's ninth-generation descendant. He found Varus's letter very good and introduced him to Shetaka so she could make the decision.

Now that Naremajet has over twenty Ascended, Shetaka no longer needs to go to the battlefield often. She personally met with Varus and was very interested in his ideas. In fact, she was also planning this herself, and it was just a matter of putting it into practice.

Thus, Varus transformed from a market magistrate into a lawmaker, and he and some scholars often accompanied Shetaka, listening to her ideas and adding their own.

Sometimes he would travel to different places to study different customs and cultures. After many years of hard work, he finally completed the Shurima's history: the Solar Codex.

Shetaka personally announced the birth of the code to the people, calling it the sun in their hearts, and Varus was in full charge of enforcing the law.

However, the process of enforcing the law was not so smooth, because the Ascended of Naremajet were of extremely high status, as were their families.

Most importantly, Shetaka has no laws that restrain Ascended, meaning they can do whatever they want.

After suffering a series of setbacks, Varus resolved to change the situation. The status of Ascended could be lofty, but their family could not!

Change requires power, and this power cannot come from anyone else; it can only come from ourselves!

Nearly sixty years old, Varus made a request to Shetaka: he wanted to ascend!

Based on his achievements, he certainly deserves this qualification. However, people usually choose to ascend to heaven when they are on the verge of death, otherwise they would be wasting their lives.

Varus isn't in good health, but he should be able to live another ten or so years. Shetaka told him to reconsider.

He went home and told his wife and children about it, and they all expressed their support.

In fact, they didn't want Varus to do that, but they knew they couldn't stop him, so they figured it was better to give him some support and confidence.

The Ascension Ritual will be held at a later date. Before that, Varus's biggest thoughts are not about his family or the law, but about the peregrine falcon that stole his prey years ago.

The peregrine falcon's agile figure and nimble movements constantly touched Varus's heartstrings.

On the day of his ascension, he resolutely stepped onto the high platform, surrounded by people who loved and respected him.

"Lord Varus will surely succeed; he is our guardian angel!"

"Yes, I can't think of anyone else who can uphold justice like this, delivering a vicious arrow to evil!"

"Let us wish Varus all the best!"

Shetaka and Aatrox also attended the ceremony, closely monitoring Varus's condition and hoping for his success.

The Solar Energy poured down, and Varus suffered immense pain, but his body did not perish.

He felt that the sunlight was like the silhouette of that peregrine falcon, and that he himself was growing wings!

Soon, he really did grow wings, and a golden War Bow slowly landed in his hand, noble and majestic!

"Evil will know what suffering is!"